| 100% | STRIKE | 6 | "___ gold," phrase that a baseball pitcher might get excited about? |
| 41% | LEAD | 4 | ___ foot, "metallic" phrase that refers to someone who may get a speeding ticket |
| 39% | ONE | 3 | "The ___ that got away" (what you may say about a former beau) |
| 39% | SIGN | 4 | Item a semioticist might get all excited about |
| 38% | ARM | 3 | Part of the body that a baseball pitcher warms up |
| 38% | ERA | 3 | Stat that a baseball pitcher wants to be low: Abbr. |
| 38% | ERA | 3 | Stat that a baseball pitcher wants to keep low: Abbr. |
| 38% | MOUND | 5 | Pitcher's ___, slight elevation on the baseball ground that you may occupy during a day of playing baseball |
| 37% | THEREYOUGO | 10 | Phrase that might accompany a handoff |
| 37% | ASTO | 4 | Phrase that may start a verdict |
| 37% | INRE | 4 | Phrase that may start a memo heading |
| 36% | MOTTO | 5 | Phrase that might appear on a state flag |
| 36% | ALLBETTER | 9 | Phrase that might accompany a Band-Aid application |
| 36% | ATEASE | 6 | Phrase that might prompt a period of private relaxation? |
| 36% | INRE | 4 | Phrase that may start a memo heading (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ANDTHEN | 7 | Phrase that may be repeated in a long story |
| 35% | XMASTREE | 8 | One might get a gold star, briefly |
| 35% | UPTOP | 5 | Phrase that might mean "Gimme a high five!": 2 wds. |
| 34% | EWE | 3 | Female that a crook may help you to get |
| 34% | WALK | 4 | Word that might excite a dog |
| 34% | HOLDON | 6 | Phrase that might be mouthed while sticking up a finger during a call |
| 34% | HONOR | 5 | "Objection, your ___!" phrase that you may hear in a courtroom drama |
| 34% | NAME | 4 | True ___, powerful phrase that you may use to defeat a monster |
| 33% | ALA | 3 | Phrase that might appear before "française" or "provençale" on a fancy menu: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TIN | 3 | ___ ear, phrase that refers to someone who may lack a musical ear |
| 33% | DEMONLEMON | 10 | Dud of a car that Stephen King might write about? |
| 32% | BALK | 4 | Infraction that an umpire might call on a pitcher |
| 32% | OMEN | 4 | Sign that a fortune teller might warn you about |
| 32% | YOU | 3 | "___ can't handle the truth!" phrase that you may hear in a courtroom drama |
| 32% | ARM | 3 | Limb that might be sore after getting a flu shot |